Offers an indepth and thoughtful exploration of the relevance of psychoanalysis to family therapy.
Clarifies the connections between the dynamics of family interaction and the internal object representations of its members. "Neither simplistic nor impractical, this extraordinarily useful book on object relations and family...
She makes a pinching gesture as though she were honking my puppet's nose too. Feeling her anger as though it were my actual nose she was pinching, I say half defensively, “Maybe if you could talk about that, you wouldn't have such a ...
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Technique and Practice of Object Relations Family Therapy
Those unfamiliar with object-relations theory will have a good outline; those who know enough to be confused will find some clarification." —Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research
The book outlines the three levels of experience—systemic, interpersonal, and intrapsychic—and provide concrete ways for the therapist to address client problems and promote affect regulation.
By drawing upon object relations concepts, the couples therapist is able to work with both the intrapsychic makeup of the partners and their ways of relating as a couple.
A sampling of topics included in the Encyclopedia: Acceptance versus behavior change in couple and family therapy Collaborative and dialogic therapy with couples and families Integrative treatment for infidelity Live supervision in couple ...
In Psychoanalytic Object Relations Therapy, Althea Horner explores the clinical implications of developmental object relations theory.
... From instinct to Self: Selected Papers of WRD. Fairbaim, Volume II: Applications and Early Contributions Ellinor Fairbairn Birties and David E. Scharff, Eds. Object Relations Therapy of Physical and Sexual Trauma Jill Savege Scharff ...